Suspensory bandage.



No. 670,428. Patnted Mar. 26, 1901.

J. R. JARRELL. SUSPENSORY BANDAGE.

(Applicatiomfiled July 20,- 1900;)

I (No Model.)

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support the sack in proper position.

in the county of Kent and State of Delaware,

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

JAMES R. JARRELL, OF SMY RNA, DELAWARE.

SUSPENSORY BANDAG E.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters PatentNo. 670,428, dated March 26, 1901.

Application filed July 20, 1900.

To aZZ whom, it may concern:

Beit known thatLJAMES RJAnR Lnacitt zen of the United States, residing at Smyrna,

have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Suspensory Bandages; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to certain new and use ful improvements insuspensory bandages, and has for its object to provide an appliance of this character which is simple of construction and adapted to be worn with ease and comfort by the wearer.

With this and other minor objects in view the invention consists of certain features of construction and combination of parts, which will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

The figure of the drawing represents a perspective view of a suspensory bandage embodying my invention.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing, the numeral 1 represents the bag or sack of the suspensory, which may be of any approved form and material suitable for the purpose. To opposite sides of the upper front end of this sack are attached short tabs or straps 2 and 3, which are preferably made of elastic material and are provided with buckles 4:. These buckles are adapted to adjustably engage the lower free extremities 5 of the diagonally-extending ends 6 and 7 of elastic straps 8 and 9, which ends 6 and 7 extend downward at the front over the abdomen and The straps 8 and 9 thence pass rearwardly in opposite directions through loops or slides 10 and around and are continued to the front to form a waistband, the upper free ends 11 and 12 thereof being adapted to be connected about the waist of the wearer. One of these ends is provided with a buckle 13 and the other end with openings 14 to receive the buckle-tongue.

Short elastic supporting-straps 15 project downwardly from the straps 8 and 9 at the 7 rear of the portions 6 and 7 and are provided at their lower ends with buckles 16 to engage openings 17 in the upper ends of elastic le piece of material.

straps 18. These leg-straps are adapted in Serial No. 24,297. (No model.)

practice topass rearwardly over the thighs and downwardly and to extend forwardly between the legs of the wearer and are secured at their front ends to the lower rear end of the sack. These straps may be independent, as shown, or made of a single continuous Othersuitable fastening means may also be substituted for the buckles.

By constructing the suspensory device in the manner shown and described it will be seen that the straps S and 9' are adapted to move independently of one another and of the straps 15, so as to relieve the free ends of said straps 15, the ends 6 and 7 of the straps 8 and 9, and the pouch of undue strain and pull caused by the movements of the body and prevent pinching of the parts inclosed by the sack. This construction permits of the 1 parts also being adjusted to secure the desired tension at the front independent of the back or to secure different tension on the front and back members of the suspensory bandage, which is a desirable feature in devices of this character.

Having thus fully described, my invention,

what I claim asnew and useful, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, 1S1- In a suspen'sory, the combination of a bag or sack, front supporting-straps connected at their lower front ends to the front of the bag or sack and extending rearwardly and upwardly to form front bag-supporting-portions, thence passed around in opposite directions and overlapped to formthe' back of a Waistband, and finally having their upper free ends extending for ward and forming the front connecting portions of the waistband, rear supporting-straps connecting the rear portion of the bag and upper parts of the front supporting portions of the front supporting-straps, and loops loosely connecting the rear overlapping portions of the waistband, whereby the said front supporting-straps may be adjusted to exert a like tension or difierent tensions upon the bag, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JAMES R. JARRELL.

Witnesses: 7

W. H. JANNEY, EUGENE DAVIS. 

